Regi Blinker

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Regi Blinker
Personal information
Full name Reginald Waldi Blinker
Date of birth June 4, 1969 (1969-06-04) (age 39)
Place of birth    Paramaribo, Suriname
Playing position Left winger
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1986-1988
1988-1989
1989-1996
1996-1997
1997-2000
2000-2001
2001-2003
Feyenoord Rotterdam
BVV Den Bosch (loan)
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Sheffield Wednesday
Celtic
RBC Roosendaal
Sparta Rotterdam
51 (3)
25 (6)
187 (42)
42 (3)
47 (9)
22 (5)
30 (1)   
National team
1993-1994 Netherlands 3 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Reginald ("Regi") Waldi Blinker (born June 4, 1969 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch former professional footballer of Surinamese extraction who played as a left winger, also being known for his dread-locked hairstyle during his playing career.

Blinker began his career with Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1986. He stayed at de Kuip for 10 seasons, including one on loan at Den Bosch, before joing Sheffield Wednesday in 1995-96. He moved to Glasgow with Celtic in 1997 when he was signed by Feije legend Wim Jansen.

Blinker played in Scotland for 3 seasons, returning home in the summer of 2000 to sign for RBC Roosendaal. The next season he signed for Sparta Rotterdam, where he finished his professional career in 2003. He played for amateur team Deltasport Vlaardingen for a few more years before officially retiring in the summer of 2006.

He won 3 caps for the Dutch national team while at Feyenoord, making his debut in 1993 and his last appearance a year later.